Monitoring Faults

Outline

Devices that Monitor Faults

• the devices are Creep Meters, Laser-Ranging Devices,Tiltmeters,and satellites
• Creep Meters
  • used to measure the amount the fault has moved
• Laser-ranging device
  • Uses a laser to detect any small fault movements
• Tiltmeters
  • this is used to detect the tilt along a fault
• Satellite Monitors
  • uses satellites to detect fault movements

Monitoring Risk in the United States

• the stress along a fault increases until Earthquake hits
• the risk of an Earthquake is high on the Pacific coast,because that's where the Pacific and North American Plates meet